Hi, Does anyone have information or connections to RUSSELL families who migrated from GA and AL to Mississippi? I'm looking for a William M. RUSSELL born 1833 (see below) who, according to the 1880 Attala County, MS census was born in AL with both parents born in GA. I found a William M. RUSSELL in Perry County Alabama who is the right age (27) on the 1860 census. Wm M. Russell 27 AL M E 24 AL Mahalia Wilson 50 AL Don't know if he is my Russell or not. If so, it looks like he must have married again after going to MS. Maybe after the civil war? Some other papers I have show his wife in AL as M.E. Wilson, and his parents as Andrew and Mary Stewart RUSSELL. Other siblings were (This is not documented by me): Sebourne, Louisa, Irena, Martha, John, Mary, Lucinda, Rebecca, Alpha, Andrew, Cyrus, Margaret, James, and Olena. There was also an Elijah RUSSELL who went from Perry Co, AL to Attala County MS. Were his ancestors from Columbia Co., GA? Is there a connection? The name Seborn Russell comes up a couple of times. Also a William M. (Billy) Russell served in the same MS civil war unit as a Seborn Russell from Attala county, MS. Thanks, Rick Russell FIRST GENERATION 1. William M. (Lonzo?) RUSSELL, SR. was born on 7 Feb 1833. 1880 Holmes Co., MS census lists birthplace as Alabama. He died on 15 Oct 1896. He was buried in Bethesda Cemetey, Holmes Co., MS. Supposed to have lived at Dennison, TX at some point. Buried next to Serena H. Russell, Miss Ella Russell, and O. Ella Russell in MS. Headstone states William M. Russell. He was married to Serena HARRIS (daughter of Ewing W. HARRIS and Mary DAY) est 1864 (2nd marriage for Wm?). Serena HARRIS was born in Feb 1845 in Mississippi. She died on 29 Nov 1908. She was buried in Bethesda Cemetey, Holmes Co., MS. William M. (Lonzo?) RUSSELL, SR. and Serena HARRIS had the following children: 2 i. William Lonzo (O.?) RUSSELL, JR. was born in 1864 in Mississippi. 3 ii. O. Ella RUSSELL was born on 4 Aug 1866 in Mississippi. She died on 3 Nov 1937. She was buried in Bethesda Cemetey, Holmes Co., MS. +4 iii. Nannie M. RUSSELL. +5 iv. Sally R. (B?) RUSSELL. +6 v. Ewing Ike RUSSELL. +7 vi. Susie Serena RUSSELL. +8 vii. Dora RUSSELL. 9 viii. Ellie (Miss Ella?) RUSSELL was born in Jul 1890. She died on 15 Nov 1937. She was buried in Bethesda Cemetey, Holmes Co., MS. SECOND GENERATION 4. Nannie M. RUSSELL was born est 1871. She was married to William PACE on 1 Jan 1902 in Holmes Co., Mississippi. 5. Sally R. (B?) RUSSELL was born est 1874. She was married to E. B. TRUITT on 6 Feb 1894 in Holmes Co., Mississippi. 6. Ewing Ike RUSSELL was born on 9 Mar 1877 in Holmes Co., Mississippi. He died on 29 Oct 1951 in Holmes Co., Mississippi. He was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, MS. He was married to Maggie Virginia MUIRHEAD (daughter of William Nicholas "Nick" MUIRHEAD and Mary Elizabeth (Emily ?) MCCLELLAN) on 4 Dec 1904 in Holmes Co., Mississippi. Maggie Virginia MUIRHEAD was born on 21 Mar 1887 in Holmes Co., Mississippi. She died on 29 Jun 1953 in Baptist Hospital, Jackson, MS. She was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, MS. Ewing Ike RUSSELL and Maggie Virginia MUIRHEAD had the following children: +10 i. William Jesse RUSSELL, SR.. +11 ii. Willie Lee RUSSELL. +12 iii. Tommie "Edgar" RUSSELL. +13 iv. Johnnie O. RUSSELL. +14 v. Clyde N. RUSSELL. 7. Susie Serena RUSSELL was born on 10 Sep 1880 in Attala Co., Mississippi. She died on 2 Oct 1967 in Canton, MS. She was buried in Canton Cemetery, Canton, MS. She was married to Grover KEALHOFER on 21 Dec 1902 in Holmes Co., Mississippi. Grover KEALHOFER died on 7 Apr 1936 in Canton, MS. He was buried in Canton Cemetery, Canton, MS. 8. Dora RUSSELL was born in Mar 1885. She was married to Jackie PENNINGTON. THIRD GENERATION 10. William Jesse RUSSELL, SR. was born on 16 Feb 1906 in Mississippi. He died on 7 Jul 1985 in Holmes Co., Mississippi. He was buried in Ebenezer Cemetery, Ebenezer, MS. He was married to Velma Vera WALLACE (daughter of James Hiram WALLACE and Lillie Ida BURNEY) in 1924 in Memphis, TN ?. Velma Vera WALLACE was born on 9 Jan 1907 in Hickman, Fulton Co., Kentucky. She died on 15 Jul 1991 in Hickman, Kentucky. Lived in Apple Valley, CA for 35 years as Velma Williams.